MRU
Scheme: MULTI- DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH UNIT
A scheme of Department of Health Research (DHR) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India.
INTRODUCTION:
1.The Department of Health Research was created as a new Department under the
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide Presidential Notification dated the 17th September,2007 by an amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961.The Department has been allocated 9 new functions to promote health research activities,besides the ongoing work relating to the management and administration of ICMR.
Government of India, in June, 2013, approved the scheme for ‘Establishment of Multi -Disciplinary Research Units (MRUs) in the Government Medical Colleges/Research Institutions’ during the 12th Plan period as a path- breaking initiative to develop/strength the health research infrastructure in the country to fulfill the newly allocated function of the Department related to the “Promotion, Coordination andDevelopment of Basic, Applied and Clinical Research”.
OBJECTIVE OF THE SCHEME:
The objectives of the present scheme are to:
- Encourage and strengthen an environment of research in medical colleges.
- Bridge the gap in the infrastructure which is inhibiting health research in the
Medical Colleges by assisting them to establish multidisciplinary research facilities with a view to improving the health research and health services.
- To ensure the geographical spread of health research infrastructure, in order to
Cover un-served and under-served Medical Colleges and other institutions.
- To improve the overall health status of the population by creating evidence-based application of diagnostic procedures/processes/methods.
COVERAGE
- The scheme entails establishment of modern Biological Lab/ Multi-Disciplinary Research facilities in 80 Government Medical Colleges for promoting medical research in the country, in a phased manner (35 in 2013-14 and 45 in 2014-15).
MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF THE MRU
- To undertake research in non-communicable diseases and other need-based research as recommended by the Local Research Committee/Expert Committee of the DHR employing newer tools.
- To promote and encourage quality medical research in the Institution.
- To constitute the local research committees for identifying the research priorities and projects with participation of State health system officials
Multi- Disciplinary Research Unit Staff
| S.No | Name | Designation | Contact No. |
| 1 | Prof. Sunil K. Raina | Nodal Officer | 9418061066 |
| 2 | Mr. Satyabhushan | Assistant Nodal Officer | 9418063500 |
| 3 | Dr. Piyush Sharma | Research Scientist II | 9857571379 |
| 4 | Mr. Anil Kumar | Lab Technician | – |
| 5 | Mrs. Asha Devi | Lab Technician | – |
| 6 | Mr. Sanjiv Kumar | Data Entry Operator | – |
List of ongoing research Projects in Multi- Disciplinary Research Unit
| S.No | Project Title | Principal Investigator |
| 1 | Metabolomics of endometrial carcinoma: A case control study |
Dr. Manupriya Deptt. Pathology |
| 2 | Comparison of serum Metabolomics profile of children and adult with systemic lupus Erythromatosus vis a vis apparently healthy children as assessed by Gas-Chromatography-coupled-Mass-Spectroscopy. |
Dr. Avinash Sharma Deptt. Paediatrics |
| 3 | Measurement of pesticide concentration in patient with goitrous lymphocytic thyroiditis: A case control study |
Dr. Rashmi Kaul Deptt. Pathology |
| 4 | To study the prevalence of inborn errors of metabolism among neonates and children from birth to ten years, presenting with clinical profile consistent with an inborn error of metabolism. |
Dr. Piyush Gautam Deptt. Paediatrics |
| 5 | Free fatty acid in acute coronary syndrome: A case control study |
Dr. Sujeet Raina Deptt. Medicine |
| 6 | Elevated serum pesticide levels and risk of Parkinson disease: A study in the rural north western India. | Dr. Amit Bhardwaj |
| 7 | Association of Metabolomics with pre-eclampsia among nulliparous pregnant women (18-40 years) attending OPD in the tertiary care hospital. |
Dr. Chanderdeep Dept. Obstetrics |
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Metabolic approach to identify diagnostic marker in paediatric septic shock–a prospective observational study.
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.Dr. Samriti Gupta Dept. Paediatrics |
| 9 |
Metabolomics in the patients with chronic plaque psoriasis: a case control study.
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Dr. Vikram Mahajan Dept. of Dermatology. |
| 10 |
Pharmacogenetic testing in the patients of ACS awaiting PCI and Clopidogrel therapy.
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Dr Atal Sood, Dept. Pharmacology. |
| 11 |
Investigating the radiation effect on Chlorophyll for radiotherapy Dosimeter.
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Dr. Muninder Negi Deptt. of Radiotherapy |
| 12 |
Factors besides Iodine influencing Thyroid function in the Sub Himalayan region of India: a cross sectional study.
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Dr. Raman Chauhan Deptt. Community Medicine |
| 13 | Measurement of Immunological response of Newer WHO recommendation for the post exposure prophylaxis in rabies. |
Dr. Raman Chauhan Deptt. Community Medicine |
| 14 |
Clinical epidemiological and immunological profile in Children in recurrent pneumonia.
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Dr. Avinash Sharma Dept. Paediatrics |
| 15 | To study chemical diagnosis of non-syndromic neuro-developmental disabilities by GC-MS analyses of urinary metabolites in Children aged 6 months to 18 years. |
Dr. Seema Sharma Dept. Paediatrics |
| 16 | To study the application of GC-MS in identification of poisoning in Children aged 6 months to 18 years in Tertiary care centre of sub-Himalayan India. |
Dr. Seema Sharma Dept. Paediatrics |